Privacy
Action for Children is committed to protecting the
privacy of its supporters and stakeholders. We fully comply with
the Data Protection Act 1998.
How do we receive personal information?
We only collect personal information when you specifically
provide it to us. This may happen when you contact Action for
Children, register on our website, make a donation to us or
register to receive e-newsletters.
Where stated we may use the personal information you provide to
contact you in the future about Action for Children's work. If you
do not want this to happen please tick the appropriate box where
provided.
What do we do with your personal information?
We are legally obliged by the Data Protection Act 1998 to make
sure that we only use your information for the purpose for which it
was requested, and to make sure it is kept securely.
We take care to make sure that the way we use your data is
secure - and we are constantly improving our systems and processes
to make sure that your data is handled efficiently and safely.
If you have subscribed to receive e-newsletters, we will use
your email address to send you information about important issues
and changes to the website. Each email will give you the option to
stop receiving information from Action for Children.
If you have requested information to be sent to you, we will
only use the email address and postal address provided to
communicate with you about this information in the future.
Will we share your personal information with anyone else?
Occasionally, we agree with carefully selected organisations to
contact each other's supporters about our work or services. When
you submit a form we will ask you if you would like to opt out of
this. If a disclosure of child abuse is made, we will pass personal
information to social services or the police.
Keeping your information up-to-date
If you would like at anytime to make changes to the way that we
communicate to you by post, telephone or email, please contact
us:
Phone: 0300 123 2112 (open 9.00am to 5.00pm,
Monday to Friday)
Email: ask.us@actionforchildren.org.uk
Changes made will be actioned within five working days, although
due to the way that we select and use data it may take up to one
calendar month for the changes to become effective.
Use of cookies
A cookie is a small text file on your internet browser and hard
drive that uniquely identifies your browser. We only use cookies on
our website for technical reasons and not to collect users'
personal information.
Security
Action for Children is committed to protecting the security of
your data. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures
to help protect your personal information from unauthorised access,
use or disclosure. For example, we store the personal information
you provide in computer servers with limited access that are
located in controlled facilities. Our website is hosted using
industry-approved, secure operating systems. As well as physical
security, firewalls and intrusion detection systems are in place to
provide a quick response if an attack takes place.
Our information
Action for Children has supplied the information on this website
for individuals and organisations seeking to find out more about
childcare issues, the work of Action for Children and how to get
involved.
While we make every effort to make sure the information is
accurate, neither the editors nor Action for Children can be held
responsible for any actions arising from the use of information
gained from this website.
Changes to this privacy policy
We may amend this policy from time to time. We will state
clearly on our website any substantial changes to the way in which
we use your personal information.
Questions?
If you have any questions or suggestions please contact us:
Phone: 0300 123 2112 (open 9.00am to 5.00pm,
Monday to Friday)
Email: ask.us@actionforchildren.org.uk